Police: Public showing app-titude for technology
Coatesville residents using new anonymous messaging system
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A new billboard lets Coatesville residents know about an innovative way to contact police anonymously.
Right next to the sign welcoming people to the City of Coatesville is another inviting them to communicate anonymously with its Police Department.
Introduced on Dec. 4, the CitizenObserver...
Coatesville Police: Keep those tips coming
Department reminding residents that new alert system is operational
Coatesville Police want to remind residents that its new Tip411 service is operational, the first such communication tool in Chester County.
Tipsters can transmit anonymous tips (non-emergency) via a smart app located in the iTunes and Google Play stores. Citizens can also register to receive alerts from the department at www.facebook.com/cityofcoatesvillepolicedepartment...
New way to improve city safety? App-solutely
Anonymous text, email system debuts in Coatesville Police Department
Updated at 6:15 to provide quotes from CEO of CitizenObserver
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer (left) and Sgt. Rodger Ollis demonstrate the ease with which citizens can contact police anonymously through a new phone app.
Interested in making Coatesville safer? There’s an app...